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Korean mint (Agastache rugosa); purple giant hyssop

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facial care or treatment

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Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio

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compulsory; unavoidable; necessary

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an empty dream

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Oui

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traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

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three-storied pagoda

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Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); oh no!; good heavens!; oops

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Konoe Sakihisa

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to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties

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caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution

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to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)

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gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery

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certainly; by all means

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Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

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branch castle

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water transportation

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powerful local clan; local strongman

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favour; favor; patronage

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(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times

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on what business

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weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

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loose-tongued; talkative

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to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of

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order; command

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a little more

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latest technology

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disloyalty; infidelity

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to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along

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carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover

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Arabia

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young samurai

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the late emperor

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Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)

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working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver

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castle construction; building a castle; fortification

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to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain

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information; making a report (to a superior)

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to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

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district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district

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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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to demand money; to pester; to extort

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weak attitude

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going with; accompanying

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annual tribute; land tax

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to slay; to kill

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gold leaf; beaten gold

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having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret

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to show; to display

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